Blevins was great when my mom passed last year. Jami was very knowledgeable and compassionate!read more

I lost my father to a terminal illness 3 weeks from the time of his diagnosis. During those 3…read moreweeks, I learned of the diagnosis, flew from across the country to attend to his care, provided 24 hour end of life care and made all arrangements pertaining to his subsequent demise by myself. While in absolute shock after his passing at the VA hospital in Johnson City, I numbly chose a funeral home in close proximity to his primary residence, Blevins. The funeral home came to retrieve his body within hours of his death, Mr. Seal showed appropriate affect and professionalism during the transportation. Thank you Mr. Seal. My real experience with the Blevins business began the following day when I met with Funeral Director, Robert Linkous. Mr. Linkous seemed all business as we navigated the many options that exist for end of life choices and services. His demeanor could be likened to a used car sales man who is selling any upgrades and extended warranties he can to increase the profit margin. The many options seemed crass and morbidly grotesque but I surmised that it was not for me to judge and that this was a part of the life cycle that I was not accustomed to dealing with. I deferred to his knowledge and expertise, made moderate choices and put it behind me. I happily handed over my credit card for the charges (which were numerous) to see that my loved one was well cared for. After our initial meeting, I returned to give the funeral director clothing which I wanted my loved one to wear instead of a hospital gown for his final preparations. At this, our second meeting, I heard him arguing loudly about his compensation and internal business affairs on the telephone. Embarrassed, I sat patiently waiting. Upon the calls conclusion, he had the audacity to come to me and COMPLAIN that in his business it was about "compassion". I was stunned that he was seeking affirmation from ME when I was a paying customer. I merely eked out, "I couldn't agree more" while thinking compassion would be warranted in the present situation and at the present time for ME, the paying customer who was suffering LOSS and GRIEF and didn't need to hear about his financial woes with his business and superiors. I shook the incident off and rationalized that anyone could have a bad day and be clouded by work dealings. My final meeting with the funeral director at Blevins confirmed all my latent feelings about the business and it's staff. I had tried to be positive but all things affirmed who they were at heart. When I returned to the funeral home to retrieve my father's remains, they were not immediately given to me. I was confused; I had no outstanding balance, I had made an appointment and I had shown up as expected to retrieve the remains when I was notified by Blevins that they were ready, what was the delay? A frenzied Mr. Linkous asked frantically if I had a fingerprint for my father. I did not. He searched the office, turning up papers, asking the administrative staff for a fingerprint and ran back and forth. It was a solid 20 minutes before I finally asked if the fingerprint prevented me from retrieving my father's remains (because it was in fact too late to gather one now!). Mr. Linkous explained that there is a company that makes jewelry from the fingerprint of the deceased. My jaw dropped..... I had been waiting all that time for another marketing opportunity on the part of Blevins! How RUDE and INCONSIDERATE! I was absolutely aghast by the treatment I received at Blevins. I managed to tell Mr. Linkous before leaving that at any point in our business dealings, it would have been appropriate to say, 'I am sorry for your loss'. I expected a phone call later that day with an apology for the way I was treated, but none came. Their treatment of me is only surpassed in by their repulsive unwillingness to make their mistake right in an apology. No effort to offer condolences, no apology. It would appear that this individual has lost sense of the grief and tragedy associated with losing a loved one and instead is more focused on the monetary compensation that fuels his lifestyle. I have never been more appalled in my life by the lack of compassion one human being has had for another in a moment of raw pain. I am proud that I kept my composure and acted professionally but it was heartbreaking to have to deal with such a business for such an important life decision. I will regret my choice until the day I die and am fortunately NOT left in the care of such callous people. I could go on with more examples of their failings but at the risk of embarrassing and discrediting a company I think it is best to stop.

The people at Bradley's Funeral home arranged and conducted the funeral services for my Dad with…read morethe dignity and respect he deserved. A professional team that worked to take care of their customer. Thank you. Steve Roberts, Atlanta GA

We contracted with them to move our offices to a new location. They never showed up. When we…read morecalled after waiting almost two hours we were told "none of my employees showed up today." We ended up having to contact other movers to come the next day. So instead of two days with our offices closed we had to have three and we wasted an entire day because we had already packed our phones, computers, files, etc. I know somethings are beyond the owners control, but someone could have called us at least to let us know what was going on.

They were fast, courteous, and driven to get everything done correctly. The cost was under my…read morebudget since I had just about everything already packed. Would recommend them again and again!

I recently movved back to Virginia from Hawaii I stopped by…read moreRoselawn to check on the grave sites of several Moores and there are a lot of them going back many decades I had a few concerns, I called the office there and expressed my concerns. They were pleasant and helpful, within a few days all of my concerns were addressed and corrected. Most people don't know there a small section of Roselawn that is part of Mt Carmel Methodist church which is where my grandparents and great grandparents are buried . Even though it is not a part of Roselawn, they addressed my concerns Thank you Roselawn, I can't say how thankful I am for your staff

Excellent, courteous service! Came out on a Saturday and did troubleshooting to get me back up…read more Very knowledgeable and fair. Will definitely use them on all future appliance issues. Thank you R&K!

I've had to use my couple times and has always been fair with Price and working with me getting the…read moreparts whatever I need I would definitely recommend

Used this company for over a month while we got my mom's house ready to sell. Amazing customer…read moreservice from David and the driver Hunter. I can't imagine using any other dumpster rental company. I'm exhausted from all the work and I hope I never have to do this type of clean out ever again, but this company made the process smoother for our entire family and we appreciate it.

Dustin with Tri Cities Property Solutions arrived on time and took care of our tedious yard with…read moremuch attention to detail. The price was also very reasonable for what our yard requires with trimming and mowing. I would highly recommend him to others looking for reliable service!

Cline Masonry We've been going through the remodel of a…read moremountain home and decided to have the cinderblock sides of the house and double flued chimney revamped with decorative stone veneer. We shopped around to check prices and found three. One for $13, another for $30 and Hank Cline Masonry at $15 per square foot. The first guy never got back to me, the second guy's price was insane and so we decided to go with Hank. After asking for an estimate, we scheduled for Hank to come by. He showed up right on time, and we walked the property looking over each part which involved rocking the sides and front of the house along with the outside chimney. In addition, we wanted to have the fireplace inside the living room done with the same stone. After taking measurements, and writing up the estimate, we agreed it looked pretty good, but I was still waiting to hear from another guy to get back to me. (The one who never did.) After a couple days I texted Hank, the job was his. He said he could start in a couple weeks, but ended up starting a week early, which was fine. The rock and cement was already on site when Hank and his crew arrived, so they immediately set to work. I'd never really paid attention to masonry, but it was easy to note how much detail was required to do it right. Mix the cement, spread a layer over the block, then place each stone making sure to lay them in a random fashion, mixing small, medium and large rocks to create an even look. In addition, before the cement dries, use scrapers and a wet cloth to clean the excess cement out of the mortar joints between each rock. I included one picture of a column I snapped at a local gas station. You can easily see the mason behind the work there took zero time to clean the bricks as they were placed. Cline's work is clean and precise, excellent in comparison. My contractor commented, "That rock looks like it grew there. Best stonework I've seen." We asked Hank to lay the block around our front porch and then rock it as well. The pictures speak for themselves. We have been very satisfied with Cline Masonry both in quality and the speed in which the job was completed. They started work early and kept at it steady, including coming in some Saturdays. They, as in Hank, Ethan and Harley Guy, (Harley Guy told me his name but I can't remember it. We both have Harleys though.) also have the BEST 70's and 80's rock and roll play list ever. Everyone working on the house enjoyed that rock-N-roll. We have another fireplace job for Hank and his crew and are looking forward to having them back. Top notch Five Stars!